On the season the Nationals have an Over\/Under record of 1-1 and a run-line W\/L record of 2-0 and the Mets have an Over\/Under record of 1-1 and a run-line W\/L record of 0-2.<\/p>\n
\nNationals vs. Mets MLB Lines<\/strong>
\nVenue\/ Stadium: Citi Field, New York, New York<\/strong>
\nTime\/Date: 1:10 PM EST Thursday, April 3, 2014<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Nationals -150 \/ Mets +130 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 7 runs<\/strong>
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This season the Mets are 0-2 at home and the Nationals are 2-0 on the road.<\/p>\n
The Nationals have won their first 2 games of the season in New York and the Mets look to get in the W column tonight. Last season the Mets had a season to forget and they, obviously, want to avoid a home sweep in their first series of the season.<\/p>\n
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Washington sends out Jordan Zimmerman, who was solid last season going 19-9 with an ERA of 3.25. However, in his career against the Mets he is under .500 at 4-5 even though he has a solid ERA of 3.22.<\/p>\n
In his last Spring Training outing Zimmerman went 5 innings and did not give up an earned run.<\/p>\n
Zack Wheeler gets the start for the Mets today and he was solid as a rookie last season going 7-5 with an ERA of 3.42 in 17 starts. Last season he was 1-2 facing the Nationals with an ERA of 3.93.<\/p>\n
The Nationals are 36-15 in Zimmerman\u2019s last 51 starts and as a favorite they are 41-15 in his last 56 starts.
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\nWheeler struggled at the end of last season and the Mets are only 1-4 in his last 5 starts. He also strolled in an exhibition game against the Nationals last month giving up 5 earned runs in only 2 2\/3 innings of work late last month.<\/p>\nThe Mets\u2019 pitching has to shore up in this game, as in the first 2 games of this series the Nationals have scored 14 runs.<\/p>\n
The Nationals have won their first 2 games this season, but they lost starting catcher Wilson Ramos for 4-6 weeks with a hand injury.<\/p>\n
Betting Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The Nationals are 4-1 in their last 5 overall, 19-7 in their last 26 games vs. a right-handed starter, and they have an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games.<\/p>\n
The Mets are 14-49 in their last 63 games as a home underdog, 1-5 in their last 6 overall, and they have an Under record of 8-1 in their last 9 games.<\/p>\n
In the last 8 games between these 2 teams the total has gone Over 6 times.<\/p>\n
The Nationals have won 21 of their last 26 games against the Mets in New York.<\/p>\n
Jason\u2019s Pick:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
With Zimmerman on the hill I have to go with the Nationals in this NL East match up.<\/p>\n
Player Injuries<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Nationals<\/strong><\/p>\n
Erik Davis RP – Apr 2: 60-Day DL
\nDoug Fister SP – Apr 2: 15-Day DL
\nWilson Ramos C – Apr 2: 15-Day DL<\/p>\n